Clothesrack



E. H. CHAPMAN v Jun CLOTHESRAGK Filed March 17, 1922 Evelyn HChapman Patented June 10, 1924.

EVELYN HAYES CHAPMAN, on HIGHLAND PAnKfMrcH'IeAN. I

CLOTHESRACK.

Application filed March 17, 1922. Serial No. 544,560.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVELYN H. CHAP- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Highland Park, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothesracks, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates to a clothes rack and it is an object of the same to provide a rack intended primarily for airing and drying clothing, which shall be capable of supporting at one time a considerable number of articles and which when not in use shalltake up but little space.

A further object is to provide a rack of this type, the parts of which may be individually put out of the way when not in use.

A further object is to provide simple and efiicient means whereby broken or damaged parts may be renewed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a perspective of my device,

Figure 2 a detail of an attaching means for the swing-able arms of the device, and

Figure 3 is a detail of. a modified form.

In the drawings 10 indicates the base of a bracket adapted for attachment to a wall or the like and having a post 11 extending horizontally therefrom. The post 11 carries a sleeve 12 and a rod 13 passes through extensions of the sleeve and through the rod or pipe 11, the rod 13 being secured at opposite ends to the base by screws or the like. A brace 14 extends downward from the sleeve 12 and is secured to a block 15 bneath the base 10.

At its outer end the post 11 supports a bar 16 here shown as flat in section and bent to a crescent shape. This bar is secured to the post by brace 17 and has a series of notches 18 at its upper edge.

A number of arms 19 are pivoted on the rod 13., some at one side of the post 11 and some at the other. These arms are adapted for supporting articles of clothing or other objects or devices and when in use extend out over the bar 16, each one preferably resting in one of the notches 18. When not in use the arms may depend from the rod 13 and it will be seen that only those arms actually in use need be in the operative position thereby causing the rack to occupy only so much space as is actually necessary at any given time.

Figure 2 shows in enlarged form the inner end of one of said arms as shown in Figure 1. This arm has a notch at 20 to receive the rod 13 and a block 21 covers the notch and holds the rod 13 securely in the same, thus forming a close fitting and secure pivotal connection for the arm 19. This block may be readily removed if an arm 19 should be damaged or broken or if the total number of arms is to be increased or decreased- Figure 3 shows a modified form of the arm in which a block 22 is secured to the end of the arm, the recess being out in from the end instead of from the side. In each case the block may be secured by screws 23 or other desirable means.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made in my device without departing from the spirit of the invention, the true scope of which is shown in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a clothes drying rack a pair of bars substantially parallel and positioned in a substantially horizontal plane, arms pivotally attached to one of said bars and laterally movable therealong beyond the end of the other bar so that they may be raised or lowered to vertical position or extended across the second bar to horizontal position, substantially as set forth.

2. A rack comprising a base, a post extending horizontally therefrom, a curved rod attached to said base at both ends and at an intermediate point to said post, a curved support free at its ends and having spaced notches and a plurality of arms pivotally supported on said rod and when in operative position resting in said notches, substantially as set forth.

3. A rack comprising a base, a post extending horizontally therefrom, a curved rod attached to said base at both ends and at an intermediate point to said post, a'

free at its ends, and a plurality of arms pivotally mounted on said rod and adapted when in operative position to rest on said support, substantially as set forth.

4:. A rack comprising a rod supported in my hand and seal at Highland Park. Michhorizontal position, a bar supported interigan, this 11th day of March, A. D. ninem meiiate 1its 1ends fand having its ends freeii teen hundred and twenty-two. an a p ura it 0 arms ivote at one en I 5 on said rod a d when in operative position EVELYN HAYES CHAPMAN engaging said bar, substantially as set Witnesses: forth. Mrs. LILA Fox, In witness whereof, I have hereunto set ROY M. Fox. 

